Leftist lesbian Jewess Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News under Free Press-Paramount deal

LOS ANGELES, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), opens new tab 
CEO David Ellison has named Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News, as 
part of a deal to acquire the online news site she founded, The Free 
Press.

The companies did not disclose the deal value in Monday's announcement. A 
source familiar with the matter said it was for $150 million.

In an essay announcing the deal Monday, Weiss, 41, said the deal provides 
"a chance to help reshape a storied media organization-to help guide CBS 
News into a future that honors those great values that underpin The Free 
Press and the best of American journalism."

The announcement capped months of talks between Ellison and Weiss. The 
newly minted media baron first floated the idea at July's Allen & Co 
conference in Sun Valley, a frequent staging ground for major media 
mergers, according to media reports.

Weiss resigned as an opinion writer for the New York Times in July 2020, 
in a 1,500-word open letter, opens new tab in which she described being 
the subject of "constant bullying" by colleagues who disagreed with her 
views.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/free-press-founder-bari-
weiss-named-editor-cbs-news-after-deal-with-paramount-2025-10-06/